{"id":286251,"date":"2026-04-26T02:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/286251\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T02:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:01:08","slug":"purdue-fort-wayne-men-and-oakland-women-take-early-leads-in-2026-hlgolf-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/286251\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Fort Wayne Men and Oakland Women Take Early Leads in 2026 #HLGOLF Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\tHOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLA. (April 25, 2026) \u2013\u00a0The 2026 #HLGOLF Championships started on Saturday with Purdue Fort Wayne men\u2019s golf and Oakland women\u2019s golf topping the leaderboard.
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\nPFW\u2019s Nick Holder is atop the men\u2019s individual leaderboard after a six-under 66 in the opening round while Northern Kentucky\u2019s Eva Maley leads the women\u2019s competition following a one-under 72.
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Check out our women’s team leaderboard after the first round of the #HLGOLF<\/a> championship!#OurHorizon<\/a> ??| #MajorExperiences<\/a> ???? pic.twitter.com\/tjvdYWCCa3<\/a><\/p>\n

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Take a look at our men’s team leaderboard after the first round of the #HLGOLF<\/a> championship!#OurHorizon<\/a> ??| #MajorExperiences<\/a> ?? pic.twitter.com\/72Kb1IMp36<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\tPurdue Fort Wayne holds a one-shot lead over Green Bay and a two-shot lead over Wright State in the men\u2019s standings.
\n\tOakland and Youngstown State round out the top five on the men\u2019s leaderboard.
\n\tHolder was one shot off the championship low round score posted by Mikkel Mathiesen in 2022.
\n\tGB\u2019s Mason Haupt is in second individually after a four-under 68 while YSU\u2019s Ryan Sam and OAK\u2019s Rakshit Dahiya are tied for third.
\n\tOakland posted a first-round score of 309 to take a four-shot lead on the women\u2019s team leaderboard.
\n\tYSU is in second place, one shot ahead of Purdue Fort Wayne in third.
\n\tMaley leads by three strokes individually.
\n\tFive student-athletes are tied for second on the women\u2019s leaderboard.
\n\tThe 2026 Horizon League Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Golf Championships will continue Sunday at Mission Resort + Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
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\n\t\tThe women\u2019s teams will tee off in the morning, starting at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men\u2019s teams in the afternoon.
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